Tag: urban wildlife

The effects of bright cities on migratory birds isn’t something to take lightly, but the biggest cities may not have the biggest impact on long-term journeys.  Instead, cities that lie...

The pressures of big city living may take a toll on native desert bird species, but keeping a more drought-tolerant yard may help them keep a toehold in cities like...

TWS member Jason Luscier focuses on urban wildlife conservation, so when he needed more data on house cats (Felis catus) roaming the streets, he turned local residents into citizen scientists. Luscier...

A study of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) in the Washington, D.C., metro area found that even a few nonnative plants can make it hard for native birds to survive. The...

A new effort in Washington, D.C. has an ambitious goal: count all the cats in the city. That includes feral cats, which roam the streets and prey on wildlife, as...

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, opens May 23rd. Visit twsconference.org for additional information and frequent updates. Cleveland may not be known for its gemstones,...

The next time you bite into a juicy pear, thank the bees buzzing outside. Thirty-five percent of the world’s crop production depends on pollinators like birds, bees, bats and butterflies....

The Urban Wildlife Working Group of The Wildlife Society, along with San Diego State University, will be hosting the International Urban Wildlife Conference June 4-7, 2017 in San Diego, California....

Faced with a plethora of new resources, city birds have adapted in ways that make them smarter and more disease resistant than their country cousins, according to a new study....

An invasive aquatic plant may be lending amphibians besieged by human development a helping hand, according to new research. “I didn’t expect to find these results,” said Katie Holzer, the...